Empowering ARTISTS for a brighter future.
Transformer is an artist-centered visual arts non-profit based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to connect, elevate, and serve a diversity of emerging visual artists & arts leaders through innovative platforms and partnerships within local, national and international contexts.
UPCOMING EXHIBITION AT TRANSFORMER:
ASHLEY JAYE WILLIAMS
January 31— March 7, 2026
Visionary Leaders Circle Preview:
Friday, January 30, 5 – 7 pm
Community Open House Reception:
Saturday, January 31, 12 – 6 PM | Meet the Artist: 12 – 2PM
Interactive Echo Chamber
t r a n s f o r m e r presents the 10th Annual…
HEARTBREAKERS BALL: Sissy That BRUNCH
Drag brunch Benefit
Saturday, February 14, 2026
1 - 3 PM *Show starts at 1 pM*Barrel House Cafe & Bar
1341 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
CURRENT OFFSITE EXHIBITIONs
At the line dc
Predestiny
Xenia Gray & Sarah Bell Wilson
Opening Reception: Thursday, December 11, 2025, 5 - 7PM
On view through March 20, 2026
G Level Lobby of the LINE DC Hotel
2468 Champlain Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
IN ASBURY PARK, NJ
Siren Arts presents…
The Geometry of Undoing
Jennifer DiZefalo
December 13, 2025 – January 24, 2026
Siren Arts Exhibition Space
Asbury Ocean Club / Corner of 4th Ave & Kingsley St, Asbury Park, NJ
LAUNCHED IN 2007, THE FLATFILE IS A GROWING AND EVER-CHANGING COLLECTION
OF 400+ WORKS BY 40+ ARTISTS.
All works are 2D, sized 16" x 20" or smaller, and priced at $500 and below.
BUY ART! SHOP THE FLATFILE!
Images: Rebecca Adams, Fever Pitch (1:60) ; Andres Izquierdo, Rosana ; Maps Glover, The fish are a weapon ; JD Deardourff, Lava Lamp
BE A PART OF TRANSFORMER’S FUTURE SUCCESS –
JOIN THE VISIONARY LEADERS CIRCLE
An annual fund launched Fall 2021 to champion Transformer’s support of emerging artists & arts leaders.
A series of testimonial videos and reflections from our community celebrating Transformer and how it has ‘transformed’ their practice, work, and engagement with the contemporary field. Short videos will be presented on Transformer’s social media and website throughout the year.
Upcoming events
Transformer develops innovative, multi-faceted exhibition and program platforms, both independently and through global partnerships, to present artists’ evolving ideas and work, advance new and best visual arts practices, and engage audiences with emerging contemporary art. See the calendar for all upcoming events & programming!
SUPPORTERS
Transformer is supported by our Visionary Leaders Circle of individuals and sponsors,
as well as by the generous support of foundations including:
Transformer is W.A.G.E certified!